Samuel Leroy Jackson is a well-known and highly-respected film and TV actor and producer with an estimated net worth of $150 million. Born in Washington, D.C. on December 21, 1948 Jackson's early years were spent in the Civil Rights Movement. He was an admirer of the late Dr. Martin Luther King and showed little interest in an acting career during the early years of his life. However, he met and was soon mentored by another highly-regarded actor, Morgan Freeman. Jackson's first major movie appearance came in the 1981 Spike Lee film, Jungle Fever. Other roles soon followed, many of them in important movies, such as Goodfellas ...Patriot Games ... Pulp Fiction ... Die Hard III ... and many, many others. Jackson has received much recognition for his work in films, particularly from African-American groups and, even today, remains committed to civil rights. Samuel L. Jackson is still regularly approached by producers and film studios with offers of employment and frequently receives scripts for review.

Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American film and television actor and film producer. After becoming involved with the Civil Rights Movement, he moved on to acting in theater at Morehouse College, and then films. He had several small roles such as in the film Goodfellas before meeting his mentor, Morgan Freeman, and the director Spike Lee. After gaining critical acclaim for his role in Jungle Fever in 1991, he appeared in films such as Patriot Games, Amos & Andrew, True Romance and Jurassic Park. In 1994, he was cast as Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction, and his performance received several award nominations and critical acclaim.Jackson has since appeared in over 100 films including Die Hard with a Vengeance, The 51st State, Jackie Brown, Unbreakable, The Incredibles, Black Snake Moan, Shaft, Snakes on a Plane, as well as the Star Wars prequel trilogy and small roles in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol. 2 and Inglourious Basterds.He played Nick Fury in Iron Man and Iron Man 2, the first two of a nine-film commitment as the character for the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise. Jackson's many roles have made him one of the highest grossing actors at the box office. Jackson has won multiple awards throughout his career and has been portrayed in various forms of media including films, television series, and songs. In 1980, Jackson married LaTanya Richardson, with whom he has one daughter, Zoe.In October 2011, Jackson surpassed Frank Welker as the highest grossing film actor of all-time.Jackson was born in Washington, D.C. He grew up as an only child in Chattanooga, Tennessee with his mother, Elizabeth Jackson (n'ee Montgomery), who was a factory worker and later a supplies buyer for a mental institution, and his maternal grandparents and extended family. His father lived away from the family, in Kansas City, Missouri, and later died from alcoholism; Jackson had only met his father twice during his life. Jackson attended several segreg

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Back in December, Spurs fan Samuel L. Jackson and Spurs hater Charles Barkley were in San Antonio to film a Capital One commercial for March Madness. Earlier this week, the finance company shared the finished product on Twitter. While it's hard to get ...

Tina Knowles and husband Richard Lawson pose with Magic Johnson and his wife Cookie at the 2018 Wearable Art Gala on Saturday (March 17) in Los Angeles. While at the event, Samuel ran into Judge Greg Mathis. “Still carrying on in the Judicial mode ...

Samuel L. Jackson and Judge Judy dined together in L.A., and thus ... staked their claim as our new favorite celebrity odd couple. The legendary actor shared a photo of himself grabbing dinner and drinks -- big drinks -- with the famous judge Saturday night ..